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Courage-MMAH 4
Vocabulary List 2
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10th Grade
02/14/2011
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*Ambition*
 Definition
*Noun:
An earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction as power honor fame or wealth.
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*Differentiate*
 Definition
*Verb:
To change; or altar. To make a distinction.
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*Ideals*
 Definition
*Noun:
A standard perfection or excellence.
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*Integrity*
 Definition
*Noun:
Adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
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*Speculate*
 Definition
*Verb:
To engage in thought or reflection; meditate.
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*Abstinence*
 Definition
*Noun:
The restraints of an indulgence or appetite; such as alcohol or cigarettes.
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*Ambulatory*
 Definition
*Adjective:
The capability of walking.
*Noun:
The aisle surrounding the end of the choir or chancel of a church.
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*Devoid*
 Definition
*Adjective:
Not possessing, untouched by, or destitute.
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*Diatribe*
 Definition
*A bitter or violent criticism or attack; denunciation.
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*Didactic*
 Definition
*Adjective:
Intended for instruction; instructive.
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*Diffident*
 Definition
*Adjective:
Lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
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*Disillusion*
 Definition
*Verb:
To free from or deprive from belief, idealism, etc.
*Noun:
To free from or a being freed from conviction; disenchantment.
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*Futile*
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*Adjective:
Incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful.
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*Mandatory*
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*Adjective:
Obligatory; requiring the presence of or just the requiring of.
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*Melancholy*
 Definition
*Noun:
A gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
*Adjective:
Affected with or characterized by.
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*Morbid*
 Definition
*Adjective:
Suggesting an unhealthy state of mind or attitude; gloomy; sensitive; extreme.
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*Munificent*
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*Adjective:
Extremely liberal in giving; very generous.
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*Nostalgia*
 Definition
*Noun:
A wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life; to one's homeland.
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*Scoffed*
 Definition
*Verb:
To mock.
*Noun:
An expression of mockery.
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*Trajectory*
 Definition
*Noun:
The curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight.
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